flit

verb

ˈflit 

flitted; flitting

intransitive verb

1

: to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another

2

archaic : alter, shift

3

: to move in an erratic fluttering manner

flit noun

Synonyms

• dart
• flutter
• dance
• fly
• flick
• scurry

Examples of flit in a Sentence

butterflies flitting around the garden

The hummingbird flitted from flower to flower.

She was always flitting around the kitchen.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Contractors have been flitting in and out over the last week at the facility, bringing in solar panels and generators. —Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025

The way 16 different emotions can flit across his face in a single moment continually surprises, amazes and confounds us. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 June 2025

Your name’s coming up repeatedly, as your Virgo horoscope for June 2025 finds Gemini season flitting through your tenth house of reputation, legacy, and career. —Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English flitten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flytjask to move, Old English flēotan to float

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing flit

• do a moonlight flit

Rhymes for flit

• bit
• brit
• britt
• chit
• fit
• grit
• hit
• it
• kitt
• knit
• lit
• mitt

Kids Definition

flit

verb

ˈflit 

flitted; flitting

: to move or progress in a quick irregular manner

flit noun